Katie Cassidy remembers when she discovered her character on Arrow was being killed off and theorized about why the choice was made.
The actress began the CW superhero sequence taking part in Laurel Lance (Black Canary) throughout its first 4 seasons. In 2016, her character died, and he or she solely discovered about it a few days earlier than it was going to occur.
“I needed to eat some humble pie after they killed me off that present,” Cassidy mentioned on the Inside You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast. “It was actually onerous.”
Cassidy mentioned she “was unhappy” and “was type of in shock” when she discovered her character was going to be killed off. Arrow had teased in the beginning of the season {that a} character was dying, however Cassidy didn’t suppose it could occur.
Nonetheless, as she was touring to a comic book conference in New York Metropolis, she obtained an electronic mail from the present’s creators about organising a gathering to speak. Cassidy’s instincts kicked in, and he or she requested to have them inform her what the assembly was about. All through the weekend on the fan occasion, Cassidy needed to act like she didn’t know which character was getting killed off.
“I used to be indignant at first,” Cassidy mentioned after discovering out the information about her character. “And I used to be emotional as a result of I used to be unhappy, and I used to be indignant as a result of I used to be so completely satisfied.”
Of the explanation(s) why they determined to kill off Laurel, Cassidy mentioned, “I feel it was a few issues. I’ve theories. I feel it was political. It’s loads.
“I really feel like I’ve at all times been given the quick finish of the stick and I’ve to go,” she recalled telling producers. “And I didn’t yell. I simply cried as a result of I used to be unhappy.”
Cassidy mentioned she was unhappy as a result of she “labored actually onerous on that present and that character, and I simply cherished it.”
Nonetheless, Cassidy would proceed within the Arrowverse; she later was requested to visitor star on The Flash because the Black Siren.
“I used to be like, ‘Sure!’” Cassidy recalled telling producer Marc Guggenheim after they provided her the position.
Her return to the Arrowverse paid off as her position was expanded, and he or she made a return to Arrow, one thing that she credit viewers for serving to make occur.
“I had the help of the followers as a result of that Flash episode I went on … scores, I assume, have been nice and … sadly, I assume after they killed me, I assume their scores went down just a little. I’m unsure,” Cassidy mentioned.
Guggenheim requested her to return as a sequence common, telling her, “I feel we might have made a mistake.
“After which I used to be again and like higher than ever and completely satisfied,” she added.
